Do you have a special skill, talent, or ability that sets you apart from everyone else you know?

Ray Bergman

Recently, I was reading a story about a guy nicknamed “The Nose of Nissan” whose nose is so finely tuned that he can tell the difference between fake and real leather just by smelling it (among other things). Read all about him HERE

It got me wondering; what types of things do our members feel they possess the enhanced strength of? Some unique ability to use their senses for good.

My colleague says I have a “spidey sense” when it comes to picking up on little things people mention, so maybe that's mine.

What about you? Do you have any enhanced senses and how do you use them?

Beth Hudson

Aubrey Rigby

I am acutely aware of when other people are uncomfortable in a situation or around certain people. It is great when I can do something to help and make them feel more comfortable! But it can also be frustrating when I am unable to help.

Ray Bergman

Aubrey Rigby:

I am acutely aware of when other people are uncomfortable in a situation or around certain people. It is great when I can do something to help and make them feel more comfortable! But it can also be frustrating when I am unable to help.

Wow! That is a fantastic ability to empathize with others! The world could use more of you?

Rachel Cavalier

I guess my skill is that I'm good at remembering receiving a gift X years ago that was a mystery that we figured out, when a similar gift arrives from the same source! Similarly, I can remember phone calls from our supporters - especially when they tell me some cool or unusual fact.

Can't remember the names of people I've just been introduced to though, so I guess that's the price I pay!

Kylea Johnson

@Rachel Cavalier Same. Can't remember someone I just met. Have entire database and most gifts memorized. ? I can almost always tell when a check/donation comes in from someone ‘new’. Haha.

Faith Murray

@Ray Bergman I tried to click on the link you provided, but my computer blocked it warning about a Trojan. Am I just the lucky one?

I guess my super skill would be memorization. I can memorize just about anything: poems, math formulas, lists, songs, random science trivia. The kryptonite of my existence is faces. I never forget a name, but faces flummox me. I have bluffed my way through entire conversations: the other person knows me by first name while I desperately sleuth for a name badge, email address, or phone number so I can look them up in the database after to see who the heck I just talked with! ?

Ray Bergman

It's one of the main stories on Good News Network dot org

Tineke Hage

I get nagging feelings when I need to call and check in on my family and friends.